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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Filner | 91% | |||
Russ Feingold | 91% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 89% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 89% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 88% |
Sam Farr | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 86% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 85% |
Carl Levin | 85% | |||
George Miller | 84% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 84% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 84% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 84% |
Mike Honda | 84% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 84% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 84% | |||
Jim McDermott | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 84% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 84% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 83% |
Tom Harkin | 82% | |||
John Olver | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 82% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 82% |
Arlen Specter | 82% | |||
Pete Stark | 81% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 81% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 81% |
Donna Edwards | 81% | |||
Barney Frank | 81% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 81% |
Mark Udall | 81% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 79% |
Peter DeFazio | 79% | |||
John Kerry | 79% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 79% | |||
John Lewis | 79% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 79% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 79% |
Ed Towns | 79% | |||
David Wu | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 79% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 78% |
Mike Capuano | 78% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 78% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 78% |
Phil Hare | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 78% |
Donald Payne | 78% | |||
John Tierney | 78% | |||
Henry Waxman | 78% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 77% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 77% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 77% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 77% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 77% |
Howard Berman | 76% | |||
Lois Capps | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 76% |
Jane Harman | 76% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 76% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 76% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 76% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 76% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 76% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 76% |
Ed Pastor | 76% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 76% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 76% |
José Serrano | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 76% |
Chris Dodd | 76% | |||
David Price | 76% | |||
Kay Hagan | 75% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 75% | |||
Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 75% | |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 75% | |||
Jackie Speier | 75% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 74% |
Diane Watson | 74% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 73% | |
Tim Bishop | 73% | |||
Roland Burris | 73% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 73% |
Byron Dorgan | 73% | |||
Herb Kohl | 73% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Filner | 91% | |||
Russ Feingold | 91% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 89% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 89% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 88% |
Sam Farr | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 86% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 85% |
Carl Levin | 85% | |||
George Miller | 84% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 84% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 84% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 84% |
Mike Honda | 84% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 84% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 84% | |||
Jim McDermott | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 84% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 84% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 83% |
Tom Harkin | 82% | |||
John Olver | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 82% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 82% |
Arlen Specter | 82% | |||
Pete Stark | 81% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 81% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 81% |
Donna Edwards | 81% | |||
Barney Frank | 81% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 81% |
Mark Udall | 81% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 79% |
Peter DeFazio | 79% | |||
John Kerry | 79% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 79% | |||
John Lewis | 79% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 79% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 79% |
Ed Towns | 79% | |||
David Wu | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 79% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 78% |
Mike Capuano | 78% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 78% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 78% |
Phil Hare | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 78% |
Donald Payne | 78% | |||
John Tierney | 78% | |||
Henry Waxman | 78% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 77% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 77% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 77% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 77% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 77% |
Howard Berman | 76% | |||
Lois Capps | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 76% |
Jane Harman | 76% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 76% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 76% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 76% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 76% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 76% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 76% |
Ed Pastor | 76% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 76% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 76% |
José Serrano | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 76% |
Chris Dodd | 76% | |||
David Price | 76% | |||
Kay Hagan | 75% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 75% | |||
Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 75% | |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 75% |
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 75% | |||
Jackie Speier | 75% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 74% |
Diane Watson | 74% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 73% | |
Tim Bishop | 73% | |||
Roland Burris | 73% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 73% |
Byron Dorgan | 73% | |||
Herb Kohl | 73% |